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Magic and Tibet belong together. The perception of magic has been a problem for Western scholars who have not been able to cope with it. The orphan of philosophy and religion is finally treated with respect in this book. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Tibet and the place of magic in it! * Daniel Berounsky, Associate Professor, Institute of Asian Studies, Charles University, Prague * This collection by established and emerging scholars broadens the field of the study of magic in Tibet in unique ways. Instead of delving on general discussions and theory, these essays examine key primary sources that altogether provide a coherent understanding of the practices, functions, agents, and aims of these little understood ritual secrets. No complete works have yet covered so much of the subject as does Tibetan Magic. * Marc Des Jardins, Associate Professor of East Asian Religions, Concordia University, Canada *

""Magic and Tibet belong together. The perception of magic has been a problem for Western scholars who have not been able to cope with it. The orphan of philosophy and religion is finally treated with respect in this book. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Tibet and the place of magic in it!"" --Daniel Berounsky, Associate Professor, Institute of Asian Studies, Charles University, Prague ""This collection by established and emerging scholars broadens the field of the study of magic in Tibet in unique ways. Instead of delving on general discussions and theory, these essays examine key primary sources that altogether provide a coherent understanding of the practices, functions, agents, and aims of these little understood ritual secrets. No complete works have yet covered so much of the subject as does Tibetan Magic."" --Marc Des Jardins, Associate Professor of East Asian Religions, Concordia University, Canada

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Aleksandra Wenta is Lecturer in Indology and Tibetology at the University of Florence, Italy. Cameron Bailey is an independent scholar, USA.

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